Highlights from Zooey's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Company!

On accidentally entering a beauty pageant:
"It was basically all the trappings of a beauty pageant, without the swimsuit round! You had to do a big musical opening number and answer the sorts of questions they ask in beauty pageants, about charity. I was horrified once I realized what it was. I thought I was entering a talent contest – a pageant was not cool! But I'm not a quitter, so I stuck it out, and my mom and sister laughed at me the entire time. I didn't win. A girl who played the viola did."

On nerding out on music:
"Old music, I mean. Interviewing Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys was life changing. So was the first gig my parents took my sister and me to. It was a Rolling Stones concert in a giant arena when I was eight. Guns 'N Roses opened, and Axl Rose wore buttless pants. I was mortified that you could see his butt! At eight that was like the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen."

On whether she considers herself a style icon:
"I'm not Lady Gaga – I don't push the envelope that much. I probably do more than most actresses, as I have my folk rock band, She & Him. People in the music world are allowed to go a little crazier; actresses usually stay so safe – it's cool to be between. I'm not afraid to wear something weirder, even if people don't like it."

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"I consider my past as a fashionable part of the path that led to where I am today. ‘Elegance is the privilege of old age’ ~Victoria Beckham

Zooey Deschanel will make her debut SNL appearance as host on Saturday, February 11. Deschanel stars in the hit sitcom "New Girl," for which she recently earned Golden Globe nominations for both Best Actress and Best Television Comedy. Deschanel has starred in several films including "500 Days Of Summer," "Yes Man," and "Elf;" and along with her many film and television credits, boasts an impressive musical career as one half of the critically acclaimed band, She&Him. Deschanel was nominated for a Grammy Award for her original song "So Long," written and performed for the feature film "Winnie The Pooh."

The "swag pop" music duo, Karmin, will make their first musical guest appearance on February 11. Best known for their covers of Billboard chart toppers, Karmin are releasing their debut album with their own original songs including "Crash Your Party" and "Broken Hearted."

"Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.